Nigerians Still Paying High Cement Prices Despite Government Efforts to Reduce Costs

Nigerians express concerns about high cement prices despite government meeting with producers to reduce costs
Producers agreed to cut prices to N7,000-N8,000 per bag, but checks show retailers still selling from N10,500-14,000 in Lagos and Ogun
Some northern states like FCT, Niger, Nasarawa have seen reductions to N8,000-9,500 per bag
High prices causing housing deficit to worsen as Nigerians abandon building projects
One cement seller in Kaduna refunded customer N400 per bag after later price drop to N7,800